Living In The World Of Ancient Mythology
Poseidon/Neptune
Myth
According to
the Poseidon myths he had a palace under the sea with an enormous stable filled
with white horses who pulled his chariot over the ocean. "White
horses" is an old expression referring to the white part of a breaking
wave. His wife was Amphitrite, a sea nymph and daughter of Nereus and Doris.
Before they were married, when Poseidon was courting Amphitrite, she had heard
about his bad reputation and hid in the Atlantic Ocean. According to this myth
Poseidon sent numerous sea creatures to find her, but they all came back empty
handed. Finally, he sent his dolphin out, who found Amphitrite and talked her
into coming back with him. Poseidon, as a reward, turned the dolphin into a
constellation. Amphitrite had been a major goddess in her own right. Her name
means "the third that surrounds". To the Greeks, the sky and land
were the first and second things created, the sea was the third. And the sea
naturally surrounds the land.
Poseidon’s Appearance: He is depicted like a merman. He carries a trident, that
looks like a pitchfork, a three-pointed spear.